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for boehner, that was a deal breaker. he wasn't going to get a damn dime more out of me, boehner told woodward. at a critical juncture, boehner didn't bother to return the president's phone calls. when they finally connected, boehner tells woodward, the furious president was spewing coals. the president acknowledged he was angry and told woodward he had sympathy for boehner because he couldn't control extremists in the tea party congress. you see how crazy these people are. i understand him, the president said. to woodward, the total breakdown of the talks reflected badly on everyone. it was increasingly clear that no one was running washington. that was trouble for everyone, but especially for obama. woodward shows an almost complete lack of communication between republicans and the white house when republicans won the house in 2010, the president wanted to call john boehner to congratulate him and nobody in the white house had his phone number. jonathan karl, abc news, democratic convention in charlotte. >> ooh. >> you
for boehner, that was a deal breaker. he wasn't going to get a damn dime more out of me, boehner told woodward. at a critical juncture, boehner didn't bother to return the president's phone calls. when they finally connected, boehner tells woodward, the furious president was spewing coals. the president acknowledged he was angry and told woodward he had sympathy for boehner because he couldn't control extremists in the tea party congress. you see how crazy these people are. i understand him,...
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boehner, said this was not a mandate. popular vote, very close. hopefully the president has gotten the message. close, popular, and congress got the message they re-elected the president they have to got together and work it out. that's what americans want to see. in case you are wondering thought the list was fascinating, the groups that staunchly supported the president could be the reason he got re-elected. folks in order here by numerical support. top five groups, thought the country headed in the right direction, big supporters, african-americans, as expected. big supporters. democrats, best in 76, party loyalty. those who felt economy was moving in a positive direction, they went heavy for the president, those who thought the economy was getting better went for the president. he did well among those that thought romney's policies would benefit the wealthy. >> huge lead among unmarried women. 38 points for the president. definitely opened it up there. 10% of the latino vote. latino vote, comprised 10% of the vote. >> first time in double digi
boehner, said this was not a mandate. popular vote, very close. hopefully the president has gotten the message. close, popular, and congress got the message they re-elected the president they have to got together and work it out. that's what americans want to see. in case you are wondering thought the list was fascinating, the groups that staunchly supported the president could be the reason he got re-elected. folks in order here by numerical support. top five groups, thought the country headed...
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. >> speaker john boehner said the elections were a mandate to take, quote, steps together to boost the economy. >> and democrats have strength in the senate by taking away two seats away from the republicans in indiana and massachusetts and winning a key race in virginia. in maine independent angus king won the seat held by republican olympia snowe. >>> and the senate battle in massachusetts was among the most closely watched races last night. harvard law professor elizabeth warren beat incumbent republican scott brown. there will now be a record number of women serving in the u.s. senate. >> go, girls. and in missouri claire mccaskill managed to keep her senate seat. they say todd akin badly damaged his political campaign with his comments about pregnancy and rape, and we'll keep a close eye on michele bachmann. it looks like her seat is in jeopardy as well. >> and there was some backlash. >>> and we have all the state-by-state results online. for a closer look at that, check out abc.com. >>> so what is next now that president obama has pulled off such a decisive win? >> and we're goi
. >> speaker john boehner said the elections were a mandate to take, quote, steps together to boost the economy. >> and democrats have strength in the senate by taking away two seats away from the republicans in indiana and massachusetts and winning a key race in virginia. in maine independent angus king won the seat held by republican olympia snowe. >>> and the senate battle in massachusetts was among the most closely watched races last night. harvard law professor...
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. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you are now the de facto leader of the republican party. and his answer was, oh, i wouldn't think so. paul ryan is a policy wonk. >> i take that as a great compliment from john. >> reporter: is that your role in the republican party, the house policy wonk? >> i have also been one of the house policy wonks. my role is to continue to be a champion of ideas, to help our party be a reform party that shows how we get economic growth. >> reporter: i asked ryan about speculation that he would be an early front-runner for the republican presidential nomination in 2016. he told me it is way too early to even think about the next presidential race. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> he also said another reason that his team lost is that turnout in the urban areas in the country was so high, but they also lost in states with few minorities and rural areas, iowa, new hampshire. if you look at a lot of the president's poll numbers, there was more at play than folks of color coming out in support. that's one important part of the narrative bu
. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you are now the de facto leader of the republican party. and his answer was, oh, i wouldn't think so. paul ryan is a policy wonk. >> i take that as a great compliment from john. >> reporter: is that your role in the republican party, the house policy wonk? >> i have also been one of the house policy wonks. my role is to continue to be a champion of ideas, to help our party be a reform party that shows how we get...
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interesting too, that interview with boehner that diane did. he kind of at first said, look, obama care, we're vowing to repeal that. the president gets -- obviously the president gets re-elected. first he says, look, the law of the land saying, we're not going to touch it. then he walks it back on twitter and says obama care is the law of the land, but it is raising costs and threatening jobs. our goal has been and will remain full repeal. then you have boehner saying, look, i don't, taxes, a nonstarter for us. non-negotiable. the president campaigned on the idea of the tax cuts expiring for those making over $250,000 a year. like lines in the sand have been drawn before they get become to the table. so we're exactly where we were months ago. you can't walk into negotiations and already say, this is absolutely not going to happen. you have to at least try, pretend you have an open mind on both sides. >> it's going to be a tough second term, but the president is expected to speak later today. he will not take questions, but is expected to talk
interesting too, that interview with boehner that diane did. he kind of at first said, look, obama care, we're vowing to repeal that. the president gets -- obviously the president gets re-elected. first he says, look, the law of the land saying, we're not going to touch it. then he walks it back on twitter and says obama care is the law of the land, but it is raising costs and threatening jobs. our goal has been and will remain full repeal. then you have boehner saying, look, i don't, taxes, a...
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john boehner coming out today. harry reid as well. boehner said, we can't keep setting the bar that low. it is time we raise the bar. i loved what he said about we are ready to be led not as democrats or republicans, but as americans, not as a liberal or conservative, but as the president of the united states. >> that's the quote mark alluded to. you hope in light -- dual messages last night. the country overwhelmingly elected barack obama back to office. more democrats in the senate and the house. on the other side. popular vote very close. obama, up by 3 million votes. very close race. that was a message, not a mandate. so there is a middle ground that you hope they both seek out. because the electorate did send dual messages last night. >> one headline, the divided states of america. it is a little divided. we need some healing, neosporin and a band-aid. >>> yeah. asian stocks tumbled overnight after a steep drop on wall street. global investors are nervous about new forecasts that show slow slow economic growth in europe well into
john boehner coming out today. harry reid as well. boehner said, we can't keep setting the bar that low. it is time we raise the bar. i loved what he said about we are ready to be led not as democrats or republicans, but as americans, not as a liberal or conservative, but as the president of the united states. >> that's the quote mark alluded to. you hope in light -- dual messages last night. the country overwhelmingly elected barack obama back to office. more democrats in the senate and...
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house speaker john boehner says republicans want to cooperate but not by raising taxes. >> here we go again. president obama addressed the crisis rather and other challenges he faces in his first post-victory news conference. abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more. hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. white house officials say they were expecting the president to get tough questions and yesterday he got them on a wide range of issues. in his first press conference in eight months, president obama said the american people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him. and his takeaway from last week's results -- >> i have got a mandate to help middle-class families. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff and mandatory spending cuts and tax increases is looming at the end of the year. >> i want a big deal. i want a comprehensive deal. >> reporter: the preside reiterated he is not backing down from the campaign pledge. >> a modest tax increase on the wealthy is not going to break their backs. they'll still be wealthy. >> reporter: congression
house speaker john boehner says republicans want to cooperate but not by raising taxes. >> here we go again. president obama addressed the crisis rather and other challenges he faces in his first post-victory news conference. abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more. hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. white house officials say they were expecting the president to get tough questions and yesterday he got them on a wide range of issues....
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but the white house's strategy was criticized by speaker john boehner, meeting on capitol hill with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> the looming threat of a nuclear iran cannot be ignored. ambiguity could lead to serious miscalculations. >> reporter: the president explained why he called georgetown law student sandra fluke, who was labeled a slut by radio host rush limbaugh. >> i wanted sandra to know that -- that i thought her parents should be proud of her. >> reporter: president obama said the u.s. would know pretty quickly after meeting at the bargaining table whether iran was indeed serious about halting their nuclear program. rob and paula? >> all right. thanks a lot, t.j., for that report. >>> now, in chardon, ohio the 17-year-old charged with a school shooting rampage that killed three students has now appeared in court. t.j. lane showed no emotions and did not enter a plea. the judge actually postponed a hearing to next month to determine whether lane will be tried as an adult. meanwhile, one of the victims, 16-year-old demetrius hewlin, was laid to rest. >>> in other
but the white house's strategy was criticized by speaker john boehner, meeting on capitol hill with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> the looming threat of a nuclear iran cannot be ignored. ambiguity could lead to serious miscalculations. >> reporter: the president explained why he called georgetown law student sandra fluke, who was labeled a slut by radio host rush limbaugh. >> i wanted sandra to know that -- that i thought her parents should be proud of her....
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house speaker john boehner is offering his plan b. that would extend the bush era tax cuts for everyone making less than $1 million a year. democrats have already rejected that idea, but president obama now says he can accept less new tax revenue while extending those tax cuts for those earning less than $400,000. he originally wanted that number to be $250,000. that, perhaps, is the biggest development over the last few days that the president has upped the bar -- >> from 250. he ran on the platform of 250, 250, 250. >> so there's still some wiggle room to be worked out. signals are they're getting there. there seemed to be progress a couple days ago, then it seemed to fall apart in the last 12 hours. >> they're rehashing the same things over and over again. >> they are very far apart on this issue. these negotiations reflect just how far apart they are and quite frankly how far apart the country is. we'll see. >>> well, a pre-christmas storm is dumping heavy snow across the country from the rockies to the plains and the midwest. win
house speaker john boehner is offering his plan b. that would extend the bush era tax cuts for everyone making less than $1 million a year. democrats have already rejected that idea, but president obama now says he can accept less new tax revenue while extending those tax cuts for those earning less than $400,000. he originally wanted that number to be $250,000. that, perhaps, is the biggest development over the last few days that the president has upped the bar -- >> from 250. he ran on...